The title compound, C25H33FN2O4, was synthesized from 9-hydroxyparthenolide (9-hydroxy-4,8-dimethyl-12-methylene-3,14-dioxatricyclo[9.3.0.02,4]tetradec-7-en-13-one), which was isolated from the chloroform extract of the aerial parts of Anvillea radiata. The asymmetric unit contains two independent molecules. In each molecule, the ten-membered ring displays an approximative chair-chair conformation. Each of the piperazine rings adopts a perfect chair conformation, while both lactone rings show an envelope conformation, one with the C atom bearing the piperazin-1-ylmethyl group as the flap, the other with the junction C atom not attached to the ring O atom as the flap. The dihedral angles between the least-squares planes through the ten- and five-membered rings in the two molecules are similar [19.1 (3) and 16.2 (3)°]. An intramolecular O-HN hydrogen bond stabilizes the molecular conformation. The crystal packing is stabilized by C-HO hydrogen bonds.

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